and there is a lot of family and friends that are in japan. he wanted to help. >> i texted the number the american red cross had and there is a code that said donate. >> the law student made a donation and then went further, researched how money is getting to japan. >> this turns out there is a 30-90 day delay because the cell phone bill needs to get paid first. >> but that is not what happened in haiti. that he agreed to front money right away. >> there is a ongoing relationship with mobile companies and they are on a regular day-to-day case, they do wait until the individuals pay their phone bills. >> a spokeswoman says an exception was made for haiti because there were many donations. >> that to me is ridiculous. there is urgency. >> deciding to start an online petition, tens of thousands signed it, caught attention of senator boxer who today called on the companies to expedite donations to japan as a direct result of the petition. >> this is one of the situations where the victims need the money now and there is a delay that doesn't help.